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Ingenious detail, expressively drawn - and as usual, very funny - Children's Bookseller; This delightful tale of triumph over adversity is perfect for five plus readers - Scottish Sunday Post; Posy Simmonds delights as ever with a subversive story rich with humour and glorious in its bakery details - Guardian; It is the combination of fantasy and reality that is winning - Observer; A witty account of what happens when animals take over from selfish human masters - Independent; Every spread is a delight... Great fun for the entire family - Carousel Christmas Supplement
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This delightful tale of triumph over adversity is Posy Simmonds at her absolute best.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Since acquiring this book, my 4-year old has insisted on having the "Cookery Cat" (his words!) read to him every single night! He loves the cheeky names the cat is called ("mangy fur-bag) and the mice running riot in the storeroom and feels sorry for him when he has a teeny weeny fish for breakfast. It's a really lovely story about getting one-up over the baddies!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I got this out of the Amazon box yesterday evening after my 4 year old had gone to bed. This morning I showed him the new book and then found myself having to read it over and over for the next half hour through breakfast until we left for school. He loves the language and was soon chanting the mices' tail-making poem. He also loves those classic detailed Posy Simmonds drawings, pointing out to me how the snake works, the smallness of the meagre fish in the cat's dish, the cat's fur all standing up when he is threatened with being turned in to mittens - it is choc full of things to look at and talk about.
I honestly can't recommend it highly enough.
I honestly can't recommend it highly enough.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being an American living with a culture overly concerned with political correctness, I found Baker Cat not only adorable but refreshingly irreverent. It's nice to read a children's book that speaks directly to what children love--seeing the underdog win and learning a few naughty expressions! Most American children's books are so sanitized and conformist--and too focused on setting a good example. I purchased the book because I'm a teacher and thought it would be perfect for the set of third graders I had that year. With my help, my students turned the story into a play and acted it out for other children in the school. They did an amazing job, I think, because they could really understand the characters. Who wouldn't eat all the sugar and cocoa if left alone with it? The child who played the cat was British and carried off the lines and the humor perfectly. (An American can't say the word "cheeky" without sounding ridiculous!) Hats off to Posy Simmonds. I hope she writes more books like Baker Cat--with enough characters to turn into another class play!
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Another Posy Simmonds classic!
I bought this after first taking it out of the library for my 3 year old son who is obsessed with it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by K. Wilkinson
A real favourite
My four year old daughter loves this again and again. Quirky story, gorgeous expressions, a sensible moral and some very cheeky mice. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2006 by rowena moore
We all love Posy!
Charming, lively, rather slight: do I detect a minor problem in not quite matching the book either to the grown up or elderly (I am 73 ...) or to a particular age of child? Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2004 by N. Wilson
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